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Nov 3, 18 •
1012 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dragons trio called up for Connacht clash
Hallam Amos, Joe Davies and Taine Basham are all handed starts as Dragons head to Galway to face Connacht Rugby in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday evening (kick-off 5.15pm). Wales international Amos makes his playing return at outside centre for the fixture at...
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Nov 3, 18 •
966 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Griffin poised for 100th Connacht appearance against Dragons in the Sportsground
Eoin Griffin is poised to make his 100th appearance in a Connacht jersey as he is named on the bench for the Guinness PRO14 clash with the Dragons in the Sportsground on Saturday (kick-off 5:15pm). The Galway man made his Connacht debut in 2010 and is on his...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1165 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Southern Kings
The Leinster Rugby team to face the Southern Kings on Sunday in Round 8 of the Guinness PRO14 has been announced (KO 2.45pm local/12.45pm Irish, live on eir Sport). Download audio of pre-match interviews with Felipe Contepomi, Ed Byrne and Rory...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1127 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Leinster
New Isuzu Southern Kings recruit Stefan Ungerer will get a starting berth when the side takes on Guinness PRO14 defending champions, Leinster, in their Round 8 clash at the Nelson Mandela University’s Madibaz Stadium on Sunday, November 4. Kick-off is at...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1644 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks expect huge physical, tactical battle at Twickenham
Springbok skipper, Siya Kolisi, reckons his team can expect a huge physical and tactical battle on Saturday against England at Twickenham. The match is also the opening fixture of South Africa’s 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1044 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Toyota Cheetahs
The Munster team has been named for Sunday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against the Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium (4.45pm local time, 2.45pm Irish time). Tyler Bleyendaal captains the side from inside centre with Bill Johnston and Fineen Wycherley making their first...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1124 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Irish giant Munster
The Toyota Cheetahs will host Munster on Sunday, 4 November in Toyota Stadium. The action kicks off at 16:45 (SA time) with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1 (Premier Sports 2 and eir Sport1 and 14:45) The Toyota Cheetahs will attempt to register their first...
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Nov 2, 18 •
2015 Views •
General News, International, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Marx, De Klerk nominated for World Rugby Players of the Year award
Two Springboks, Malcolm Marx and Faf de Klerk, are amongst a group of five players nominated for the prestigious 2018 World Rugby Player of the Year Award. Marx (hooker) and De Klerk (scrumhalf) join their Springbok colleague Aphiwe Dyantyi as South African...
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Nov 2, 18 •
3587 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Pale Toe, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok Hall of Fame, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on SPRINGBOKKE TEEN ENGELAND: DIE KENNERS PRAAT
Simon Riekert- Centurion Daar is altyd vir ʼn joernalis ʼn beter opsie om oor rugby te praat, veral as jy Springbokrugby praat: kry die kenners bymekaar. Die Springbokke is in Europa en spring...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1391 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns named for historic USA Test
Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has named the team to play the USA in an historic triple header at Soldier Field in Chicago this weekend. The squad is (Test caps in brackets. *New cap): 1. Phillipa Love (4) 2. Fiao’o Faamausili (54, captain) 3....
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Nov 2, 18 •
1057 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Grow a Mo! Dragons support Movember
The players and backroom staff at Dragons are ditching the razors to sport some ‘fan-tash-tic’ Mos this month to fundraise for men’s health. Movember is the month-long moustache-growing event, when men are encouraged to sport upper lip hair to raise...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1047 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boyde to lead Scarlets at Murrayfield
The eighth round of the Guinness PRO14 will see the Scarlets head to BT Murrayfield on Friday 2ndNovember to take on Edinburgh Rugby. A ten-try thriller between Southern Kings and Scarlets at Port Elizabeth’s Madibaz Stadium last Friday evening saw visitors...
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Nov 2, 18 •
978 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Scotland duo return for Scarlets showdown
Scotland internationalists Tom Brown and Murray McCallum return to Edinburgh’s starting XV as Head Coach Richard Cockerill makes just three changes to his team to face Scarlets at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow night (Friday 2 November,...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1050 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tameilau to make first start for Warriors
USA international Tevita Tameilau will make his first start for Glasgow Warriors away to Ospreys tomorrow night, kick off 7.35pm, live on Premier Sports 2. The number 8 will pack down at the Liberty Stadium with Adam Ashe and captain Callum Gibbins either...
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Nov 2, 18 •
982 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors
The Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors at Liberty Stadium on Friday 2nd November 2018, KO 7.35pm, is as follows: 15 Dan Evans 14 Hanno Dirksen 13 Cory Allen 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler 11 Keelan Giles 10 Sam Davies 9 Tom Habberfield 1 Rhodri Jones 2 Scott...
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Nov 2, 18 •
1077 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Centre Jamie Elliott signs for Zebre Rugby Club
The backs unit of Zebre Rugby Club welcomes Jamie Elliott, outside centre signed from Bedford Blues. The English player began training with his new team-mates at the Parma’s Rugby Citadel today. Grown in the Northampton Saints’ Academy, Elliot made his...
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Nov 1, 18 •
1237 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England men’s squad announced ahead of South Africa Test
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to play South Africa in the first Test of the Quilter Internationals at Twickenham Stadium (KO 3pm, live on Sky Sports HD). Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints) and Owen Farrell (Saracens) are named as...
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Nov 1, 18 •
1304 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vermeulen, Whiteley return in new-look Springbok loose trio combination
Duane Vermeulen and Warren Whiteley both return to the Springbok starting team and together with Siya Kolisi (captain) they will form a new-look loose forward combination for Saturday’s Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test against England at Twickenham. The...
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Nov 1, 18 •
1731 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Test against Japan
The All Blacks team has been named to play Japan at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, on Saturday 3 November (Kick-off: 2.45PM, NZT: 6.45PM) The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets. New Test All Blacks in bold): 1. Ofa Tuungafasi (22) 2. Dane Coles...
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Nov 1, 18 •
1936 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks kick off 2019 preparations with assessment camps
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux invited two squads of 74 Under-19 and Under-18 players for assessment camps in Stellenbosch in November and January with an eye on preparing for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina. The U19 squad includes...
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Oct 31, 18 •
2325 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Introducing Investec Super Rugby’s class of 2019
Thirty-three new faces feature among the 190 professional players contracted by New Zealand’s five Investec Super Rugby clubs for the 2019 season. The Blues, Chiefs, Wellington, Crusaders and Highlanders have named their 38-strong squads today after...
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Oct 31, 18 •
1115 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kingspan and Ulster Rugby extend partnership
Kingspan has agreed a new four-year deal to remain as principal sponsor of Ulster Rugby until 2023, extending a partnership that stretches back to 1999. The agreement will see Kingspan, a leading global supplier of sustainable building products, continue as...
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Oct 31, 18 •
983 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby following Zebre clash
Gethin Jenkins will call time on his illustrious career after this Sunday’s Guinness PRO14 clash with Zebre at Cardiff Arms Park (2.45pm). The Wales record-appearance maker has been battling back from a chronic knee injury and made two appearances for...
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Oct 31, 18 •
1175 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Honouring and Saluting the Armed Forces
On Sunday, 4 November, Free State Rugby will be honouring and saluting the Armed Forces in commemoration of Remembrance Day on the 11th of November. A procession by the SANDF, SAPS, Air Force, Traffic Department, Fire Department and Rescue Unit, which...
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Oct 31, 18 •
1102 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Irish Guinness PRO14 giants in South Africa
The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will face a challenging task in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they line up against two of the top six sides in the competition in exciting clashes on Sunday, with Irish powerhouses Leinster and Munster...
